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Judge temporarily halts enforcement of law creating 25-foot bubble around on-duty police

Brandon Smith

A federal judge has temporarily halted enforcement of a 2023 Indiana law that criminalizes anyone who gets within 25 feet of an on-duty police officer after being told to stop.
Judge upholds Indiana law giving police a 25-foot buffer that bystanders can't cross

Brandon Smith

An Indiana law that gives on-duty police a 25-foot buffer that bystanders cannot cross does not violate the U.S. Constitution — that’s according to a federal judge’s ruling Friday.